Everything's Trash, But It's Okay: Phoebe Robinson - Softcover

Phoebe Robinson; Ilana Glazer

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0525534164 ISBN 13: 9780525534167

Publisher: Plume, 2019

Synopsis

New York Times bestselling author and star of 2 Dope Queens Phoebe Robinson is back with a new, hilarious, and timely essay collection on gender, race, dating, and the dumpster fire that is our world.

Written in her trademark unfiltered, witty style, Robinson's latest essay collection is a call to arms. She tackles a wide range of topics, such as intersectional feminism; telling society's beauty standards to kick rocks; and demanding that toxic masculinity close its mouth and legs (enough with the manspreading already!), and get out of the way so true progress can happen.

Robinson also gets personal, exploring debt she has hidden from her parents, how dating is mainly a warmed-over bowl of hot mess, and maybe most importantly, meeting Bono not once, but twice. She's struggled with being a woman with a political mind and a woman with an ever-changing jean size. She knows about trash not only because she sees it every day, but also because she's seen about one hundred thousand hours of reality TV.

Everything's Trash, But It's Okay is a candid perspective for a generation that has had the rug pulled out from under it too many times to count, as well as an intimate conversation with a new best friend.

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Review

"Phoebe Robinson brings her infectious charm and utterly delightful sense of humor to her second essay collection, Everything's Trash, But It's Okay. From body image to contemporary feminism to our culture of overwork, Robinson offers deft cultural criticism and hilarious personal anecdotes that will make readers laugh, cringe, and cry. Everything may indeed be trash but writing like this reminds us that we're gonna make it through all the terrible things with honesty, laughter, and faith."
— Roxane Gay, New York Times bestselling author

"[Everything's Trash, But It's Okay] is an irresistible mash-up of stream-of-consciousness venting and measured appraisals of everything from white feminism to Bono."
— Natalie Kitroeff, The New York Times

"[Robinson's] like your own approachably honest bestie -- the kind you'd want riding shotgun on a cross-country road trip so that her sneakily incisive tangents could stretch and weave like so many highway miles... Even when she gets serious, doling out hard-won insights about money, body shaming or the challenges interracial couples face, Robinson keeps her wits about her."
— Washington Post

"Robinson is like the Nora Ephron of the selfie generation."

--— PureWow

 

 "New York Times bestselling author Phoebe Robinson is out to inspire the entirety of the female population with this new collection of essays. Pushing women to take action instead of sitting on the sidelines, Robinson tackles topics of feminism, insane beauty standards, our culture's work ethic, and more....Told with confidence and light, this memoir is a go-to read for the modern woman."
— PopSugar

"Her writing is insightful, free of pretense and full of humor. In an array of mediums, she combines an ability to laugh about some of her personal experiences and a willingness to learn from them all, so we can, too."
— Forbes.com 

"2 Dope Queens co-host and true badass Phoebe Robinson finds the funny in societal chaos in Everything's Trash, But It's Okay."
— Cosmopolitan

"Robinson spins stories that are laugh-out-loud funny yet carry an unmistakable undertone of seriousness regarding sexism and race relations.... [Her] side-splitting memoir will both entertain and empower her readers."
— Publishers Weekly

"Phoebe Robinson's particular set of skills as a humorist is on full display in her second book. Educate yourself."

--— Essence

"If book reviews could be written by text message, this one would be 10 cry-laughing emojis followed by 20 fire emojis. Robinson is an informed and adept cultural critic. . . . A hilarious and enlightening examination of race, gender and culture from comedian and podcast host Phoebe Robinson."
— Shelf Awareness (starred review)

"The Dope Queen takes on tough subjects--getting personal and political."
— Entertainment Weekly, Fall 2018 25 Must-Reads

"Robinson offers incisive and insightful cultural criticism...whether sharing tales of misadventure or dating tips, Robinson is a top-notch storyteller who takes readers on a funny, memorable ride."

--— BookPage

About the Author

Phoebe Robinson is a multi-talented stand-up comedian, New York Times best-selling writer, and actress. She is best known as the co-creator and co-star of the hit podcast turned TV show 2 Dope Queens, which aired eight hour-long specials on HBO in February 2018 & 2019. On her second WNYC Studios podcast, the critically-acclaimed talk show Sooo Many White Guys, Phoebe interviews today's biggest stars and ground breakers such as Tom Hanks, Issa Rae, Abbi Jacobson, and many more. Phoebe is also making her presence known in publishing as she is the author of The New York Times best seller You Can't Touch My Hair & Other Things I Still Have To Explain, a collection of essays about race, gender and pop culture. Her second book, Everything's Trash, But It's Okay was released last fall. Phoebe made her feature film debut as one of the stars of the Netflix comedy Ibiza and followed that up by acting alongside Taraji P. Henson in the Paramount film What Men Want. She was also a staff writer on MTV's hit talking head show, Girl Code and IFC's Portlandia, as well as was a consultant on season three of Broad City.

About this edition

• Publisher: Plume
• Publication date: 2019
• ISBN 10: 0525534164
• ISBN 13: 9780525534167
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 336